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Chelsea, VT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chelsea, VT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,230. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHELSEA-VT · Chelsea, VT 1 ZIPs · 1,230 pop · #16855/25278 · Orange County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $62,000
  • RANK-LOWER #16855/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Washington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,230
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $254,800

Nearest income peer: Washington, VT (+ $3,682 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Chelsea

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chelsea on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chelsea, VT sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,230
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,000
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,000 and poverty 13.4% concentrate in 05038.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chelsea as a pure owner town.

Within Vermont, Rutland is the closest lower-income city and Saint Johnsbury the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chelsea.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 05038, is all of Chelsea

There is no split to weigh here: 05038 holds every one of Chelsea's 1,230 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Chelsea's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 34 establishments, 189 employees , annual payroll $7,202k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 05038 (34 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (7) · also Construction · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Chelsea, VT

These ZIP codes sit in Orange County, which covers 24 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chelsea. See the Orange County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Orange County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Chelsea, Randolph, Williamstown and Bradford among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Brookfield marks the far end of that range at $109,612, 77% above Chelsea.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
05038 1,230 $62,000 34 12
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Chelsea roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Chelsea, .